Cornell University Law School - Barrister Yearbook (Ithaca, NY)

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Vice-President CLIFFORD R. OVIATT President HARRY W. ALBRIGHT Secretary-Treasurer RALPH M. SHULANSKY I44 J Q

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Organi ations QUI FACIT PER ALIUM FACIT PER SE. Those who through another, as their agent, do an act, Are deemed to he the ones who in reality contract. The agent's but the instrument by Whom the act is done, The principal employs him, thus the act is his alone. T431

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011 ELL LM ASSUCIATIU The Cornell Law Association has been for many years the voice of the students in the administration of the Law School. All students are members of the Association, which is managed by them for their benefit. The Association supervises the honor sys- tem, maintains faculty liaison, and organizes school-wide activities. In a hotly contested election, Harry Albright, Dick Oviatt, and Ralph Shulansky were chosen to head the Law Association during the past year. Under their able leader- ship there were several innovations and a general revitalization of the regular functions of the organization. Of prime importance was the passage of a complete revision of the honor system. In addition, the library hours were extended under the supervision of the Honor Com- mittee every day except Saturday to ll P. M. The institution of a weekly coffee hour each Wednesday was enthusiastically received by the students, faculty, and Cornell co- eds. This opportunity to become better acquainted with fellow students and members of the faculty has proved to be so pleasant and worthwhile that the coffee hour seems destined to become a regular feature of Law School life. Necessary improvements were made in the facilities of the men's lounge. Due to the emergency in Korea, a Military Affairs Committee was set up to keep all students informed of changes in Selective Service, R.O.T.C., and Veterans Administration regulations. Study groups were formed to aid iirst year students at the end of their first semester. The annual survey of student opinion was improved and made more extensive. Each year the Law School sponsors two or three informal parties, the traditional Christmas Party, and the Barristers' Ball in the spring. Eagerly awaited each year is the Student-Faculty Smoker at which the faculty suffers some traditional, good-natured, and well-earned ribbing. During the past year the efforts of Al Quinton, the Social Chairman, gained for the law students the use of Statler Hall for Law School dances and parties. The First Year Party at the beginning of the year and the Law School pic- nics will be long remembered as providing an appropriate relief from the school yearas grinding progress. 1 P151